Cycle lock



H. L. PIPPEN.

CYCLELOCL APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11. I919.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

ATTORNEY and 0% PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD I. PIPBEN, 0B L08 AcNG-EDEE, CAIIHQRNM 02cm Loom Specification of Letter: Patent.

lhtout'ed Jan. 8, 1922.

Donation-mod December 11. 1819. Sam! flohmntfi.

max-glimmering; MOE at I, ifownnnh ifwpgn, of unionism at o min thoodnntx, Immn nw an S flalifornm, hnyeinvonted now an usaful, provomontiin lo Locks, wl al'gclr the iollp in iilspoc notion. 1 twul I inwantzqnr to $190k; opd pun Iu'iy portqlns to gdgzvxoo fonlooking hngigci dn motorcycles and Similar whee-J -voin ca Ihistho objoonof this invention to provide noggqlo jr nohdohIo-odnptod to be mounted on one ai o of the c'yolgfiamo mslimmn ifinn s flm h h ltwoonflm spokes thopootnnd looko llidn e ontngithfl oopposito sido'oti o oycle .zfiQiMibififpotation of the when] and olfoctiv'olwpmvont unauthoi izcd use of th gcyolo, and; a, pagticulnr oh'ect into proni on, m in 'attnching 1e shackle to QhfifijQlBffIffl-Ple whorob it may be held in an inopqrqtivo or nnlo ed position and se- 0pm .ggainal; .uocidentnl dtaplacunent.

A u r- 11M s to; P o d Welling doyico. of-the above character, -ombodying a. U-oh pod-hoop. or-shnolde .adaptod to o xtond ggtpido o-yokg,mombors eta 0101;; frzmlo a wheel np ol co having means. for readily. nttapning tho hang-to. the cycle. frame in; 51mph n onou ont iormedns to filohaspto b0 dioposod. in eitha; an n n t Q).f .hQl Z'-IZODM1 p on it ion and to bo ohi .te qngitudinally on its .Support in either p ham.

tha objects will .appoar hereinafter. Thginvontion is illustrated in the uooomg- ,nwingsin-whioh; gigolo 1 is a pompootiyo view illugtmting the sppliczition o tho invention and showing tho. haap in its unlocked-position-in full lines and indicating the locking position in dotted mos. v

Figure 2 is g plnn view showing the hoop in its locking position.

More speoifimll Bond-4 indicate the side members of n cy 0 frame or yok between which the cycle whoehnot shown, ismounted. 5 indicates a U-shupcd husp adopted to be placed astride the yoke members 3 and 4,

and 6 denotes tho hnsp mounting constitut-- in the essence of the present invention.

I'he hasp mounting embodies a plying 7 adapted to seat on the outer face of the yoke member 4 and is shaped to substantially conform to the latter; the plate being held in P PF n ne 8 pnsamg, ma

emmmbnr 4,2- Lho u I find-low amnion-n of the nlatofi'fam miifdmm form pal-gum Big-p 5 dhottomflnnges and 211, and form k 1; mtop 01M1L0I- tondmg dowmyagdly i to, the pontion of the 'yilato I are slq 2 hioh. o wdomembo'rs of tho. a 5. oxtond; thoon 1 3 ofthe slotslfifin the,

obutmontsforf, 'efli ",aw nthod'nttormjil its, vertical pqsi, ion gisnownnn iiiii finds .fl flwthor nqut tor thGEhuSp when initq up #lgili; fspos dslon, a. pay. no; tongs 16, mo m1: m m

1e plntxo I run huntontwupdly no 'foim ahutmontslon' whiclithoihasp ma. rest.

,As a means for Iio1ding. tho agp ii -its no fticniposi tio ono of thosi qmem'hers .theroof is fo lno with a soncs o trig. averse notchpg lfodnptod to ho ongngodlby t 0 end wall 13 o "the slot. 12 u, spun 18 on the bottom {Inn 1L provide to mg; e the hasp. in d not to bou inw-ardly on e portion of the husp below the tan l6, tendmg to movo tiltkPQliiiOn oftho aqp ahfvo the tang 16 in an; outward direction an to effect (I. sooum angogoment of the notchow 17 withthe flange 10. When thnaengnged, the hnsp is securoiy held in an upright position against displacement.

Th spring 181nay be of any suitable com struption but is here shown as formed with spring wjgo iuwing looped outer ends pmocting. one; tho s lo 15 and held m p ace y n rivet 19 carri on the bottom flange. Tho ends of the spring 18 permit the hasp being rocked with the tan s 16 an a. fulcrum in and out of engagement in the slots 15.

A 5 ring 20 is mounted on the to flan o 10 an positioned to extend forwa of t a side member of the hasp, when tho latter in its vertical position. The spring 20 18 so formed as to permit ready movementpf the hasp into the slots 12, but to oppose with tionecl wit considerable resistance the outward movement of the hasp, 11nd-thu s ;serving to-elfectively prevent the hasp from accidentally drop ing into eng ent with the cycle wheel and insuring t e hasp being retained its yertioal unlocked -position in event it should accidentally be dise 7 ed from the lower spring 18 by vibration or shock. y The outer end; ofthe hasp are bent to extend in" .a"d6tirn iverd direction when the sfl ii d'fie dml y n re-e 'openni' g al'or other snitaljle'enge 'ng adatedto receive bOUY Z O'f-a ock 23 rho'un "bnthe yoke member 3; the peas 'i'ng of the look ionne'd 'with top openthrou'h yh the ends of the'hasp "5 arefikiaptecf tojfextnd 'The lock is here snowin consisting of the ordinsiry cylinder lodk adiipted to beec'tiiated by (they 25, a's is 'o onimon of this character. The lock they be attached to the"yoke member '3' in' any snithlile'm'ei ihei bjgil: is here shown as" thereon V h bolts: 26 l P th'rdii'glifa 'strabjiflen engaging the loo Normally ehnsp wul ne disposed n a 'position as shownin' Figure 1, in emempeeici'oe [it 'heretained the spl'i n 1B c'oo 'ratili with' tii'eTno tches' l7 asbe ore described, with the auxiliary' spring Q0 serving asa 'ard t'oinsure against the ha'spbeing aoci entally engaged "with the Wheel;

VVhen it IS desired t0 mm: the. cyc1e,"tne irpper portionof the hasp is pressed forwerdly to disengig ethernotche's frornthe flan "-10 and e rocke 111mm? 'with'the ten" 16 sewin -1s fiilcrnms to disengage the upper portion-of the lump from the spring '20 and the loi er portion from the spring 18 Whe'reuponthe hasp inay b'e'ni'oved length- "nse" whi n h the slote'l2 and 'adviinced astride :1 spoke in the cycle Wheel and'posithe outer ends of the hnsp" in the openings 24 of the look into engilgement with the' 'bolts 22 of the'lutter. When thus disposed, the hasp will extend ast'ridc the olte members 3 and 4 and project between he spokes of thewheel, thus effectively pre 50' vent'm rotation of the wheel.

The usp, being slidably'mounted in the "slots 12; may befreely adjusted longitudi- -nzilly so as to permit ready'insertion of its "6 ter ends'i'n'to en gement'with the lock,

'th'ns adapting the eyice for attachment to top flange to permit positioning l2 and-l5, asbefore descri I claim:

l A cycle lock comprisi meegmbieation with a cycle frameiyo members of a look mounted fon' purercm; yoke members, a U-shnp'ed 'ted'tb extend hstride the yoke members aiitl' F plate having top'land dfith said slots continuing into the"'top" flb Lii'g'e to permit positioning of the haep-Wbjitt Cally therethroiig'h, and onlbiver flange -fdr retaining" the hespifi'its vertical position.

2Q cycle lock jcompri'sin "theconibiii; tion withh ole flame yo he members of e'jlock'r'nolintedc'pil one if extend "astri'de the yoke members- 1 and 0 havefite outer ende edge (1 by said l k, n pln'tc effixed to theot er Toke them" 1' having slots throu'hwhich said hffieitend's, said plate 'uving' mp ma-modem flanges with said slots'hontiniiiii ""inbo'fthe vertically therechmugh 'said be in i. formedwitho en en" edslots' we" we we p, fi prm means on e n fl'oi'a' "fo retaining the-hasp in said slo'te 3. A cycle lock 'com'p'ris'in theqonibm. tion witha cycle frame yo e hiifi'lhg Bide membersof a. lockjl'nounted'oh one {the yoke members, it U-hapedhas'padxzpl'fekil to eXtendnStride the yoke I'ninbersiifid tfiihhv'e its outer ends engaged by said loclfl'azpl'tte n-fiixed to the 'other eke n embe'r'haringjslots through which s'ai hasp exten fi eaid plm having top and bottom flanges Qfidflbts continuing into the top fl'a'n'ge to permit 505itioning' of the heap vertically therethreu'gh, means on the lower flangefor whini g-the ha'sp in its vertical positiomendmeiins for holding the has against longitudinal moy'ement in its vertical poaitior HOWARD L. PIPPEN.

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